ichthyology etymology

English word ichthyology comes from English -logy, English ichthyo- (Fish.)

Detailed word origin of ichthyology

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-logy English (eng) A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.. Something said, or a way of speaking, a narrative.
ichthyo- English (eng) Fish.
ichthyology English (eng) The branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish.

Words with the same origin as ichthyology

Descendants of -logy
auxologist cardiology chronological chronology cosmochronology criminology cryptology cytology dermatology ethnology gerontology gynaecology histology logy morphological morphology musicologist ophthalmology pharmacological pharmacology proctology seismology topology urology
Descendants of ichthyo-
ichthyofaunal ichthyography ichthyohemotoxin ichthyoid ichthyolatry ichthyolite ichthyologic ichthyological ichthyomancy ichthyomorph ichthyootoxin ichthyophagy ichthyophobia ichthyoplanktological ichthyoplanktologist ichthyoplanktology ichthyoplankton ichthyoplanktonic ichthyosarcotoxin ichthyosaurus ichthyotherapy ichthyotomy ichthyotoxicology ichthyotoxin